Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Euonymus chinensis Lour.; Bryonia cochinchinensis Lour.; Gymnopetalum chinense (Lour.) Merr.; Cucumis tubiflorus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Gymnopetalum heterophyllum Kurz
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trichosanthes costata Blume
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Rare in forests
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : India, China, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, K 1992. New plant records for Karnataka. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 90. June, 1992.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gymnopetalum cochinchinense. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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